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Amulet of Bastet
c. 1069–715 BCE
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Elegantly seated on a low base, its tail curled around its left side, this tiny cat, sacred animal of the goddess Bastet, is a sculptural tour de force. The front legs are carved entirely in openwork. The base, an amalgam of the hieroglyphs for "ointment jar" (also used in the writing the name of the goddess Bastet), and "protection" is admirably contoured to the animal's body. On the back is a loop for suspension.
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- Title: Amulet of Bastet
- Date Created: c. 1069–715 BCE
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Howard Carter (1874-1939), London, England, gifted to his niece, Phyllis Walker, Phyllis Walker, sold to an English Private Collector, Sussex Armoury, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Amulets
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.29
- Medium: hematite
- Fun Fact: This object was in the collection of Howard Carter—the man who discovered the intact tomb of Tutankhamun—until his death.
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE)
- Credit Line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
- Collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate
- Accession Number: 1973.29
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